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Court stops VIO from stopping, impounding, confiscating vehicles

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The Directorate of Road Traffic Services also known as VIO has been barred by a Federal High Court in Abuja from further stopping vehicles on the road, impounding or confiscating vehicles, and imposing fines on motorists.

Justice Evelyn Maha issued the order in a judgment on a fundamental rights enforcement suit: FHC/ABJ/CS/1695/2023 filed by a human rights activist and public interest attorney, Abubakar Marshal. Also affected by the order are the Director of Road Transport; the Area Commander, Jabi, and the Team Leader, Jabi, and the Minister of the FCT, also listed as respondents.

In the judgment delivered on Wednesday, October 2, Justice Maha upheld Marshal’s argument that no law empowers respondents to stop, impound, confiscate, seize, or impose fines on motorists.

The judge declared that the first to the 4th respondents, who are under the control of the 5th respondent (Minister of the FCT) are not empowered by any law or statute to stop, impound, or confiscate the vehicles of motorists and or impose fines on motorists.

She proceeded to issue an order restraining the 1st to 4th respondents either through their agents, servants, and or assigns from impounding, confiscating the vehicle of motorists, and or imposing a fine on any motorist as doing so is wrongful, oppressive, and unlawful by themselves.

Justice Maha further made an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents whether by themselves, agents, privies, allies or anybody acting on behalf of the 1st respondent from further violating the rights of Nigerians to freedom of movement, presumption of innocence and right to own property without lawful justification.

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AGF assures probe of ex-NNPCL boss Mele Kyari over corruption allegations

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The Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has assured that former NNPCL Group CEO Mele Kyari will face investigation following petitions demanding his probe.

Speaking through Winifred Adekunle, a deputy director at the Ministry of Justice, Fagbemi promised that “whatever questions you have asked will be addressed appropriately” after lawyers from the “Guardians of Democracy and Rule of Law” marched to submit their April 23, 2025 petition.

Protesters under “Concerned Citizens Against Corruption” also staged a two-day demonstration at the AGF’s office, calling for Kyari’s immediate investigation over alleged mismanagement and opaque transactions during his five-year tenure.

The petition accuses Kyari of facilitating questionable refinery rehabilitation deals—highlighting a $400 million investment claim by Matrix Energy despite a $1.5 billion Federal Executive Council approval—and servicing a $2 billion debt through crude allocations.

The group urged the AGF to review all agreements under Kyari’s administration, launch a fact-finding investigation to quantify losses, and establish a commission of inquiry to recover misappropriated funds and ensure accountability.

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Uzodimma okays clampdown on commercial vehicles drivers operating with tinted glasses

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GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE

PRESS RELEASE

Uzodimma okays clampdown on commercial vehicles drivers operating with tinted glasses

Governor Hope Uzodimma has approved the clamp down on all tinted vehicles used for commercial activities in the State following reports of the use of such vehicles, mainly buses, to perpetrate criminal activities around Imo State.

Consequently, all bus drivers operating in the State with such vehicles have been given 72 hours within which to remove their tinted glasses or face full weight of the law.

Of late, intelligence revealed that most of the commercial vehicles, particularly the commercial buses with tinted glasses, were deployed for criminal activities, such as kidnapping, armed robbery, hit and run, among others, within the State.

Accordingly, the Governor has advised the security agencies to collaborate with certain government officials to ensure that the menace caused by the use of commercial buses with tinted glasses is stopped forthwith, and the defaulters legally brought to book if they fail to comply with the directive after three days of grace.

Oguwike Nwachuku
Chief Press Secretary/ Special Adviser, Media to the Governor
April 23, 2025.

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Fact-checker has falsified Ukachukwu’s claim to be the highest employer of labour at a point in Anambra.

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The APC candidate Prince Ukachukwu made a state during an interview with Arise TV, he mentioned that he used to be the highest employer of labour in Anambra after Anambra state government.

A document by fact checker has surfaced online.this document opines that this statement by the APC governorship Aspirant for Anambra state, is a false and it’s being said to pass wrong message to create false narrative

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